Shutdowns (Institutional)

News about Shutdowns (Institutional), including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 6, 2016

Watts Tea Shop in Milwaukee, Wis, announces it will close at year's end; news has legions of faithful patrons flocking to almost 90-year-old establishment for one last serving of tea, chiffon cake and house-made English muffins. MORE

Oct. 11, 2016

Hungary's largest opposition newspaper Nepszabadsag is abruptly shut down by parent company Mediaworks following week of reporting unfavorable news about government of right-wing Prime Min Viktor Orban; employees and others suspect government is behind closure. MORE

Oct. 1, 2016

Marian Harper, owner and operator of renowned Carnegie Deli in Midtown Manhattan, announces to staff that restaurant will close by end of 2016; spokeswoman for Harper says she will license Carnegie Deli brand by selling line of wholesale products, and will continue to operate three satellite restaurants, one of which is in Madison Square Garden. MORE

Sep. 9, 2016

London athorities cite series of fatal drug overdoses in shuttering Fabric, latest nightclub in city to close amid increasing gentrification; members of electronic dance music community lament loss of key cultural institution and condemn crackdown as unfair. MORE

Sep. 8, 2016

Shutdown of for-profit educational chain ITT Technical Institutes may have seemed abrupt, but its downfall stretches back to when it was Wall Street darling in 2000, making record profits; federal government had investigated chain over past decade for fraud. MORE

Sep. 7, 2016

For-profit educational firm ITT Educational Services closes almost all its campuses; says Education Dept ban on school's use of federal financial aid to enroll new students is cause of shutdown. MORE

Aug. 27, 2016

Op-Art by Jayne Merkel and Julia Wertz laments loss of unique, friendly, small businesses from New York City in face of real estate boom; holds trend contributes to both disappearance of well-paying, stable jobs and street-level culture; urges city's politicians to take notice. MORE

Aug. 3, 2016

Elmhurst Dairy plant in Jamaica, Queens, is scheduled to be shuttered by owner Henry Schwartz, who says it is no longer profitable; closure means no milk will be packaged within New York City limits for first time in city's history and will put 273 people out of work. MORE

Jul. 26, 2016

Muller Quaker Dairy yogurt manufacturing plant in Batavia, NY, closes downs less than three years after opening, despite receiving tax credits from New York State’s Excelsior Jobs Program. MORE

Jun. 30, 2016

Tekserve, computer-world fixture on West 23rd Street Manhattan since 1987, will close its retail and customer-service operations; company says it will continue corporate sales and professional services. MORE

Jun. 12, 2016

David Shebiro, owner of Rebel Rebel record store on Bleecker Street, says he will close after 28 years, despite growing mania for vinyl recordings, after losing lease to designer boutique, trendier and more lucrative business that is proliferating on famed Greenwich Village street. MORE

Jun. 10, 2016

China has been finding its plan to close unprofitable factories, in effort to overhaul slowing economy, problematic; have begun reopening many of them in order to avoid social and financial instability caused by widespread layoffs, particularly in steel industry; example of Songting Iron & Steel Company, troubled factory in Tangshan, China, cited. MORE

Jun. 6, 2016

Markian Surmach is closing his Ukrainian shop Surma after operating 98 years in East Village; store was relic of Eastern European stores that once prospered in New York City's diminishing Little Ukraine neighborhood. MORE

Jun. 3, 2016

Power company Exelon will close two unprofitable nuclear plants in Illinois after firm was unable to get financial aid from state lawmakers; Clinton Power Station will shut in June 2017, and Quad Cities Generating Station will close in June 2018. MORE

May. 29, 2016

Parishioners of St Frances X Cabrini in Scituate, Mass, end 12-year vigil that kept church open in defiance of Boston Archdiocese after United States Supreme Court refuses to hear their appeal; hold final service before deconsecrating building; say they intend to leave archdiocese and form independent Catholic church. MORE

May. 25, 2016

Dr Kenneth L Davis, president and chief executive of Mount Sinai Health System, announces plans to close Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital in Lower Manhattan and replace it with smaller building; decision adds Beth Israel hospital to lost of 19 others in city that have shut down or been overhauled since 2000. MORE

May. 24, 2016

Lee's Art Shop, fixture in Midtown Manhattan for more than six decades, is preparing to close its doors as builders reshape and redefine block with luxury high-rises. MORE

May. 20, 2016

Tampa Tribune, which abruptly closed May 3 after competitor Tampa Bay Times bought it, was victim of woes plaguing newspaper industry, including plunging ad revenues and departure of readers to web; journalists feel sense of betrayal. MORE

May. 12, 2016

Healing Arts Initiative, Queens-based arts charity, closes suddenly and is expected to file for bankruptcy; organization, founded in 1969, was roiled by disfiguring attack on director D Alexandra Dyer in 2015 that ultimately exposed significant embezzlement scheme. MORE

Apr. 15, 2016

Anel French Cleaners on Upper West Side of Manhattan will close its doors after over fifty years of serving surrounding neighborhood; closure marks end of era for neighborhood as it is one of last mom-and-pop stores in area. MORE

Apr. 10, 2016

Chicago State University, which serves 4,500 students who are predominately black and from low income households, faces potential shutdown amid financial crisis; school's lack of endowment left it particularly vulnerable after Illinois failed to pass budget. MORE

Mar. 28, 2016

Residents of Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood are upset over imminent closing of Saburi restaurant, considered only restaurant in New York City to serve wafu chuka, Japanese-style Chinese food that is rarely found outside Japan. MORE

Feb. 23, 2016

Magic Shop, storied SoHo recording studio where albums by Lou Reed, Norah Jones and David Bowie were made, will close in March after 28 years; studio is victim of changing music industry and competitive real estate market. MORE

Dec. 31, 2015

Toys R Us will close its flagship Times Square store after 14-year run, citing need to save money on rent; massive store was home to indoor Ferris wheel and other blockbuster attractions, and its closure leaves New York City without jaw-dropping retail space for children. MORE

Dec. 28, 2015

Residents of Parkchester neighborhood of Bronx lament fact that branch of Zaro's Bread Basket, which has been in neighborhood for almost 56 years, will be shuttered; closing of branch has ignited concern among residents about growing number of chain stores in area. MORE

Dec. 26, 2015

City Hall restaurant in TriBeCa, hangout for lawmakers and lobbyists, will close at end of December due to rising rent and other operating costs. MORE

Dec. 15, 2015

New York City Education Dept says it will shutter Bedford-Stuyvesant public schools Peace Academy Middle School, School for the Urban Environment and Foundations Academy High School; is first time Mayor Bill de Blasio administration has elected to close non-charter schools; while three Brooklyn schools struggled with low enrollment and poor performance, closures marks departure for administration that has favored rehabilitating schools over closing them. MORE

Nov. 17, 2015

Plans by New York State to shutter James A FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant operated by Entergy in Oswego County, NY, rattle semi-rural communities depending on facility for jobs; region has been hard-hit by loss of industrial jobs, but pending departure of plant is particularly alarming due to specialized nature of work and difficulty of replacing it. MORE

Oct. 26, 2015

General Electric's Waukesha, Wis, engine factory, which was recently closed, is victim of government's shuttering of 81-year-old Export-Import Bank; bipartisan group is seeking to reopen agency, which provides financing and insurance for American companies that export products. MORE

Oct. 14, 2015

Entergy Corporation, owner of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Mass, will shut down power plant by June 2019; announces decision one month after federal inspectors downgraded Pilgrim's safety rating to lowest level. MORE

Oct. 9, 2015

Residents of Independence, Kan, worry about implications of closing of Mercy Hospital for both their personal health and future of community; hospital will become 58th rural hospital to close in United States since 2010; rural hospital closures have increased in past several years due to number of factors, including decline in Medicare reimbursements. MORE

Oct. 8, 2015

Editorial chastises Alabama officials for plans to close 31 driver's license offices in counties that have a majority of black residents; asserts that measure, combined with recently enacted voter-ID law, echoes state's history of racial discrimination in voting. MORE

Oct. 2, 2015

Sep. 21, 2015

Future of New York Military Academy in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY, which counts Donald Trump, Stepnen Sondheim and John A Gotti among it alumni, is threatened due to financial troubles; school failed to open after filing for bankruptcy in March and its buildings and land are for sale; some have expressed home that Trump may bail out school. MORE

Sep. 3, 2015

Clothing label Band of Outsiders is closing its doors after 10 years and will not be shown at New York Fashion Week; many in fashion community are shocked by news, including friends of founder Scott Sternberg, who has said little to explain company's abrupt end. MORE

Aug. 1, 2015

Parishioners across New York region gather for final time at the almost 40 churches that are to be closed in wake of overhaul of parish structure, largest such overhaul in history of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York; many faithful say they will fight closures, which could prove challenge for Cardinal Timothy M Dolan, who is archbishop, while officials prepare for visit by Pope Francis. MORE

Jul. 27, 2015

Op-Ed article by Prof David Vine contends Congress should take its efforts to save money by closing military bases a step further by also closing military bases abroad; asserts foreign bases waste billions of dollars and undermine national security by provoking anti-American sentiment and heightening military tensions; holds closing of foreign bases would generate far less rancor than closing of domestic bases. MORE

Jul. 25, 2015

Mitsubushi Motors announces it will stop production at its only American factory and close the plant, which is located in Normal, Ill, and employs more than 1,200 workers. MORE

Jul. 18, 2015

Dwindling demand for coal creates acute economic hardship in West Virginia as mines shut down, leaving workers without job prospects and towns without sources of revenue; traditional structure of coal industry has become unsustainable as power plants switch to natural gas and China and developing countries move to limit pollution. MORE

Jul. 16, 2015

Shoppers flock to F A O Schwarz on Fifth Ave to take pictures and buy souvenirs on iconic toy store's final day of business. MORE

Jul. 13, 2015

Nuclear power plant in Grafenrheinfeld, Germany, shuts down; move is seen as milestone in Germany's push to establish nuclear-free alternative energy system by 2022 that will help cut greenhouse gas emissions. MORE

Jul. 10, 2015

Group of parishioners of St Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Scituate, Mass, have held vigil in deconsecrated church for nearly 11 years since Archdiocese of Boston closed parish, along with many others in region, in 2004; were sued by archdiocese in Massachusetts Superior Court and have filed appeal to ruling which said they are trespassing; have lost appeal to Apostolic Signatura, Vatican's highest court, and similar vigils to keep other area churches open have long since ended. MORE

Jun. 22, 2015

Conflict Research Records Center, archive containing captured enemy documents and providing scholars with opportunity to examine inner workings of United States' foes, closes due to lack of Pentagon funding; critics point to center's closing as evidence of flawed national priorities; Pentagon officials say they are planning to transfer archive to civilian institution. MORE

Jun. 21, 2015

Sweet Briar College, women's liberal arts college in rural Virginia set to close due to financial problems, says it will remain open for at least one more academic year following settlement. MORE

Jun. 10, 2015

Virginia State Supreme Court sends case concerning decision to close 114-year-old Sweet Briar College back to lower court over questions about whether school administrators have authority to do so. MORE

May. 28, 2015

Millennials lament impending closure of FAO Schwarz, iconic Manhattan toy store that for many was a touchstone of childhood wonder; store has been owned since 2009 by Toys R Us, which has so far not made specific plans for a new location. MORE

May. 9, 2015

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York adds seven more churches to list of closings, continuing parish consolidations as part of unprecedented reorganization that will reduce its size by 20 percent. MORE

Mar. 4, 2015

Sweet Briar College, women's liberal-arts college in rural area near Lynchburg, Va, says it will close due to falling enrollment and financial problems. MORE

Feb. 28, 2015

New York City teachers' union is scrapping kindergarten-to-eighth-grade portion of its UFT Charter School because students performed poorly on state tests; heaps blame on tests themselves, saying parents of elementary school's students were quite satisfied. MORE

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